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EFFECTUATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they effectuate ... he / she / it effectuates
Past simple: effectuated
Past participle: effectuated
-ing form: effectuating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produce
Example:
The scientists set up a shock wave
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "effectuate" is one way to...):
cause; do; make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)
Cause:
come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "effectuate"):
accomplish; action; carry out; carry through; execute; fulfil; fulfill (put in effect)
draw; get (earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher)
precipitate (bring about abruptly)
hasten; induce; rush; stimulate (cause to occur rapidly)
serve (contribute or conduce to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
effect (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
effect (a symptom caused by an illness or a drug)
effectuation (the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect)
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